Up2Us Sports Recognizes Starfinder Foundation for Excellence

Up2Us Sports host sites participate in data collection to measure the benefits of a coach trained in Sports Based Youth Development for youth health and life skills. Data collection includes youth fitness tests (the PACER) and youth surveys measuring the High Impact Attributes, a group of positive attributes connected to the sport experience and to positive life outcomes. Up2Us Sports would like to recognize four Up2Us Sports host sites for collecting high quality data and achieving great results for their youth!

Host Site #3: Starfinder Foundation

Starfinder Foundation is based in Philadelphia and has hosted Up2Us Sports coaches since 2014. Starfinder has also hosted an AmeriCorps VISTA and has been active in many Up2US Sports trainings since 2014. During the 2015-2016 program year, youth participants who worked with Up2Us coaches had the following results:

86% of participants improved on the PACER

The average PACER score improved by 14 laps

At the end of the program, 85% of participants were in the Healthy Fitness Zone compared to 64% at the start of the program

87% of youth improved in one or more positive attribute

94% of participants report that they trust their coach

93% of participants report that their coach is a good role model

98% of participants report that the program helps them to be healthy

95% of participants report that the things they learned in the program will help them in their lives